Which of the following medical terms means rapid?
A. Tachy
B. Apnea
C. Brady
D. Febrile
Answer: A
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A. administer oxygen, with her permission. B. begin CPR while you wait for the ambulance. C. then to a prone position on the stretcher. D. start an IV line and administer fluids.
What of the following can be used to determine the underlying cause of metabolic acidosis?
A. ABG B. liver enzyme panel C. anion gap D. urinalysis
Why would a geriatric patient minimize or deny symptoms when being assessed?
a. fear of becoming institutionalized b. fear of riding in the back of an ambulance c. fear of increased insurance premiums d. fear of having clothing removed so as to be assessed
The sum of the partial pressures of a gas mixture equals the total gas pressure of the system. This statement represents which of the following laws?
a. Dalton's law b. Avogadro's law c. The combined-gas law d. Boltzmann's Universal Gas Constant